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{"id":666,"date":"2019-03-12T18:23:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wdev.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/?page_id=666"},"modified":"2026-03-14T01:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:05:01","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/about\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"LiDA Center Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\tAbout\t<h1>LiDA Center Staff<\/h1><\/header><!-- .entry-header -->[vc_column_text]For more information about personal interests and profile for each director and graduate assistant, also see their entry as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/about\/the-lida-community\/\">LiDA Community<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5226&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/facultystaff\/who\/borasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Raffaella Borasi<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 Executive Director<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:rborasi@warner.rochester.edu\"><em>rborasi@warner.rochester.edu<\/em><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>Frederica Warner Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Borasi\u2019s expertise in mathematics education, teacher education, innovation and entrepreneurship in education, together with her executive experience as the former dean of the Warner School, are informing her new role as director of the LiDA Center. In addition to overseeing the Center\u2019s operations, Dr. Borasi is also overseeing initiatives related to professional learning and is directly involved in supporting Warner\u2019s online initiative, the incubation of the K-12 Digital Consortium, services supporting researchers, and directs the program preparing \u201cdigitally-rich\u201d health professions educators. She also teaches core courses in Warner programs preparing online and digitally-rich teaching, and is a co-principal investigator in the two current Noyce grants funded by the National Science Foundation to support the preparation of digitally-rich STEM teachers and teacher leaders.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6026&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/facultystaff\/who\/fredericksen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Eric Fredericksen<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 Associate Director for Higher Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:eric.fredericksen@rochester.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eric.fredericksen@rochester.edu<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Clinical Associate Professor at the Warner School of Education, and Associate Vice-President for Online Learning. University of Rochester<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dr. Fredericksen is a pioneer in online education.\u00a0 He has published extensively on a variety of topics related to online teaching and learning in higher education, and he is nationally recognized for this work \u2013 as reflected in his current appointment as President of the Board of Directors for the Online Learning Consortium.\u00a0 In his role as Associate Vice-President for Online Learning for the entire University of Rochester, Dr. Fredericksen provides leadership for all online learning initiatives at our institution.\u00a0 In his role as LiDA Associate Director, Dr. Fredericksen oversees initiatives related to Learning in the Digital Age as it takes place in higher education.\u00a0 He also directs the Warner\u2019s programs preparing online teachers, and teaches core courses in that program as well as programs preparing health professions educators and higher education leaders.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6136&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/facultystaff\/who\/miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dave Miller<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 Associate Director for K-12 Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:dmiller@warner.rochester.edu\">dmiller@warner.rochester.edu<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Clinical Associate Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dr. Miller has a unique background that straddles both business and education, with experiences cross-industry as well as in K-12 and higher education.\u00a0 He has extensive experience in learning management and content development, as well as in organizing and directing high-impact, multi-year projects \u2013 including three past SBIR projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education.\u00a0 He has designed and taught both online and face-to-face graduate and undergraduate courses in education and business, including Warner\u2019s introductory hybrid-online courses in the preparation of online and digitally-rich teachers respectively, and also supported several Warner faculty in their online teaching. Dr. Miller is also an instructor and a member of the curriculum development team in the NSF-funded iCorps program, which supports scientists interested in creating start-ups \u2013 especially involving new technologies and their applications.\u00a0 In his role as Associate Director, Dr. Miller oversees initiatives that focus on K-12 education, including most notably the K-12 Digital Consortium, as well as services for start-up and ed tech companies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28792&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/directory\/zenon-borys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zenon Borys<\/a> \u2013 Assistant Director<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:zborys@warner.rochester.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>zborys@warner.rochester.edu<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Clinical Assistant Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A former secondary mathematics teacher with a dual degree in mathematics and engineering, now completing his doctoral dissertation at Warner, Mr. Borys has joined the LiDA team in 2020 as its first Assistant Director. In this role, he will support all general Center operations as well as participate in specific funded projects \u2013 which at the moment include the Noyce projects preparing digitally-rich novice and master STEM teachers, and the NSF-funded Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier planning grant.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28762&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/directory\/cynthia-carson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cynthia Carson<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ccarson@warner.rochester.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>ccarson@warner.rochester.edu<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Clinical Assistant Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A former elementary school teacher with degrees in elementary education, curriculum and instruction for mathematics, and online teaching and learning, now completing her dissertation at Warner. Cynthia currently serves in the Center for Professional Development and Education Reform and the Learning in the Digital Age Center to support teachers and coaches in mathematics and technology instruction. She also worked as the director of three research projects focused on developing rural mathematics teachers and coaches, and understanding teachers\u2019 uses of mathematics curriculum. In addition, Cynthia serves as a Warner RSRB Specialist supporting faculty and doctoral students. Her elementary mathematics methods courses challenge students\u2019 conceptions of mathematics and the teaching of mathematics at the elementary level. She brings her classroom and professional development experience as an elementary teacher and coach, as well as her background in educational research and online teaching and learning, to her work in designing and facilitating professional learning for teachers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6196&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/directory\/yu-jung-han\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yu Jung Han<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:yujunghan@rochester.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>yujunghan@rochester.edu<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Clinical Assistant Professor &#8211; Warner School of Education, University of Rochester<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Yu Jung Han serves in the Warner School&#8217;s Center for Learning in the Digital Age (LiDA).\u00a0 Her research centers on the intersection of emerging technologies including AI, interest-driven learning, and second language acquisition. Yu Jung is a recipient of\u00a0 2020-2022 LiDA fellowship to support the LiDA Center\u2019s and the K-12 Digital Consortium\u2019s website development, as well as the LiDA Series\u2019 organization, in addition to providing support to specific initiatives.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-2 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28802&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Md Mamunur Rashid \u2013 Doctoral Research Assistant<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mrashid5@u.rochester.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>mrashid5@u.rochester.edu<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Doctoral Student, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Md Mamunur Rashid is a Ph.D. student in the Teaching and Curriculum program at the Warner School of Education. Previously, he attended the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program at New York University, New York. His research interests are primarily in educational communication and technology. Mamunur is also a photographer and a video maker.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For more information about personal interests and profile for each director and graduate assistant, also see their entry as part of the LiDA Community.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5226&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-10 vc_col-xs-9&#8243;][vc_column_text] Raffaella Borasi \u2013 Executive Director rborasi@warner.rochester.edu Frederica Warner Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Borasi\u2019s expertise in mathematics education, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"parent":286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-666","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44682,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666\/revisions\/44682"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}